Article planning Sheet GCSE Paper 2 question 5

A clear and structured article planning sheet designed to support students in planning high-quality non-fiction writing for the English curriculum. This resource provides a flexible, skill-focused scaffold to help learners generate ideas, sequence content logically, select appropriate language methods, and develop audience awareness before writing an article or exam response.

Resource Design & Teaching Focus:

Purpose and angle statement box — students define the article’s intention and viewpoint

Audience and tone planning section (formal, semi-formal, persuasive, informative, advisory etc.)

Paragraph outline grid for sequencing key ideas across an introduction, main body, and conclusion

Evidence and facts section for noting key information or quotes to weave into the written piece

Language method prompts to plan writers’ techniques such as:

analogy

anecdote

statistics and facts

rhetorical question

direct address

emotive or evaluative language

sequencing markers

contrast and conditional connectives

Vocabulary bank area to gather content-specific terminology for precision

Success criteria reminders embedded on the sheet to support quality outcomes

Fully adaptable for differentiation and GCSE assessment objective alignment (content, organisation, register, methods)
Skills Developed:

Producing logical and cohesive non-fiction text plans

Adapting ideas for audience and purpose

Selecting language methods for intended reader impact

Structuring effective paragraph flows for articles or exam tasks

Building vocabulary and evidence banks prior to writing

Supporting independence in non-fiction writing, including GCSE English Language exam prep

Classroom Uses:

Article writing lessons (informative, persuasive, advisory)

Homework or independent planning tasks

Literacy intervention or catch-up writing scaffolds

Revision planning for English Language Paper 2 transactional writing

Modelling organisation, angle, tone, and methods before drafting